Airbrush effect system

Abstract

An airbrush system includes a compressor with a tube attached thereto to provide air to an airbrush that includes an adaptor to mount a marker or ink supply on the airbrush in front of the outlet air nozzle thereof. As the air passes over the marker or other ink supply, it drives ink outward to reproduce the airbrush effect.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An airbrush system comprising:
 an air directing implement including an inlet configured to be connected to a source of pressurized air and an outlet configured to direct air from the source of pressurized air out in a desired direction; and   at least one adaptor configured to receive the air directing implement and an ink source to position the ink source at a predetermined position defined by a predetermined distance from and a predetermined angle relative to the outlet of the air directing implement.   
     
     
         2 . The airbrush system of  claim 1 , wherein the air directing implement further comprises:
 an outlet nozzle positioned at the outlet configured to direct a stream of air out of the air directing implement in the desired direction; and   a valve element positioned upstream from the outlet nozzle and moveable between an open position in which air is directed to the outlet nozzle and a closed position in which air is blocked from the outlet nozzle.   
     
     
         3 . The airbrush system of  claim 2 , wherein the air directing implement further comprises an actuator connected to the valve element and configured to move the valve element from the closed position to the open position. 
     
     
         4 . The airbrush system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one adaptor further comprises a first element including a first opening formed therein to receive a first end of the air directing implement including the outlet thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The airbrush system of  claim 1 , wherein the first opening receives the first end of the air directing implement such that the first element contacts the air directing implement at a predetermined position. 
     
     
         6 . The airbrush system of  claim 4 , wherein the ink source is a marker. 
     
     
         7 . The airbrush system of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one adaptor further comprises a second element including a second opening formed therein and shaped to receive the marker. 
     
     
         8 . The airbrush system of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one adaptor is configured to position a nib of the marker at the predetermined distance from the outlet of the air directing implement such that air exiting the air directing implement passes over at least a portion of the nib of the marker. 
     
     
         9 . The airbrush system of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one adaptor is configured to position a nib of the marker at the predetermined distance from the outlet of the air directing implement and at the predetermined angle relative to the outlet such that air exiting the air directing implement passes over at least a portion of the nib of the marker at a desired angle. 
     
     
         10 . The airbrush system of  claim 7 , wherein the second opening is provided with a predetermined shape to accommodate the marker. 
     
     
         11 . The airbrush system of  claim 10 , wherein the predetermined shape of the second opening is selected based on a configuration of the marker. 
     
     
         12 . The airbrush system of  claim 4 , wherein the ink source is a container including a colored fluid. 
     
     
         13 . The airbrush system of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one adaptor further comprises a second element including a first mating element. 
     
     
         14 . The airbrush system of  claim 13 , wherein the container includes a second mating element configured to interact with the first mating element of the second element of the at least one adaptor to connect the container to the at least one adaptor. 
     
     
         15 . The airbrush system of  claim 14 , wherein the second element of the at least one adaptor is ring shaped and the first mating element is a thread formed on an inner surface of the ring shape. 
     
     
         16 . The airbrush system of  claim 15  wherein the container includes a cylindrical neck and the second mating element is a second thread formed around the cylindrical neck. 
     
     
         17 . The airbrush system of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a nozzle mounted at a top of the container and in fluid communication with an interior of the container, the nozzle positioned at the predetermined distance from the outlet of the air directing implement such that air exiting the outlet passes adjacent to the nozzle.   
     
     
         18 . The airbrush system of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a nozzle mounted at a top of the container and in fluid communication with an interior of the container, the nozzle positioned at the predetermined distance from the outlet of the air directing implement and movable with respect to the container to adjust an angle between the nozzle and the outlet of the air directing implement such that air exiting the outlet passes adjacent to the nozzle at a desired angle.   
     
     
         19 . The airbrush system of  claim 17 , wherein the nozzle is movable to adjust a height of a top of the nozzle relative to the outlet of the air directing implement. 
     
     
         20 . The airbrush system of  claim 17 , where the nozzle is rotatable relative to a central axis of the container to change the angle between the nozzle and the outlet of the air directing implement. 
     
     
         21 . The airbrush system of  claim 12 , further comprising a tube connected to the nozzle and extending into the container. 
     
     
         22 . The airbrush system of  claim 21 , wherein the colored fluid in the container travels up the tube to the nozzle when the air passes adjacent to the nozzle. 
     
     
         23 . An airbrush system comprising:
 an air directing implement including an inlet configured to be connected to a source of pressurized air and an outlet configured to direct air from the source of pressurized air in a desired direction;   the air directing implement configured to receive and position different types of ink sources at a predetermined position defined by a predetermined distance from and a predetermined angle relative to the outlet of the air directing implement.   
     
     
         24 . A method of applying a colored fluid to a medium to provide an airbrush effect comprises:
 using an air directing implement including an inlet configured to be connected to a source of pressurized air and an outlet to direct air in a desired direction; and   connecting a first adaptor to a first end of the air directing implement including the outlet, the first adaptor receiving and positioning a first ink source at a predetermined position defined by a predetermined distance from and a predetermined angle with respect to the outlet of the air directing implement.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , further comprising directing colored fluid from the first ink source in the desired direction using the air from the outlet of the air directing implement. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 24 , further comprising connecting a second adaptor to the first end of the air directing implement, the second adaptor receiving and positioning a second ink source at a second predetermined position defined by a second predetermined distance from and a second predetermined angle with respect to the outlet of the air directing implement. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , further comprising directing colored fluid from the second ink source in the desired direction using the air from the outlet of the air directing implement.